told President Kennedy, "that civil rights was 'overwhelming the whole program.'" With this, the President agreed. "'Civil rights did it...I mean, it's just in everything. I mean, this has become everything." (Branch, 115)
             The impact of this movement was astounding. There were numerous protests across the country in churches, streets, and anywhere else people could gather. King became a black hero. He preached sincerely about "his dream" to see a world of integration where people "will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." (www.smartlink.net/~fred/ml-king) King was cutting loose from the historical norms of society, (just as Kennedy had done) and many followed his lead. Other groups such as the Black Panthers, the Chicago Seven and left wing radicals began to carry out their own humanistic values. Other leaders began to emerge from this profound era, such as Bobby Seale, and Abbie Hoffman among others. However, King's term as peace activist, and Civil Rights leader came to an abrupt end on April 4th, 1968, when he was assassinated in Memphis.
             Today, there is perhaps less respect for the Civil Rights movement than deserved because it began to embrace the very values which it hated. (Taylor, 34) The movement became some
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